Sears 153.335915 Operating Instructions contd, Whatto Doif Yousmellgas, A fire or explosion

Operating Instructions (cont'd)

Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat

FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING m

If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion

WARNINGI

may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

A.This appfiancehas a pilot which mustbe lightedby hand.Whenlightingthe pilot,followtheseinstructions exactly.

B.BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundtheappfiancearea for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because somegas is heavierthanafr andwillsettleon thefloor.

WHATTO DOIF YOUSMELLGAS

•Do nottry to lightanyappliance.

•Do not touch any electric switch; do not use any phonein yourbuilding.

•immediatelycall yourgas supplierfroma neighbor's phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.

•If you cannot reach yourgas supplier,call the fire department.

C.Useonlyyour handto pushin or tum the gascontrol knob. Neverusetools. If the knobwill not pushin or

turn byhand,don'ttry to repair it, call a qualifiedser- vice technician.Forceor attemptedrepairmay result

in a fire or explosion.

D.Do not use this applianceif any part has been under water.Immediatelycall a qualifiedservicetechnician to inspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypart of the controlsystemand any gas controlwhichhas been underwater.

LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveon thislabel.

2.TurnON/OFFswitchon controlbox to "OFF".

3.Remove outer door covering gas thermostat and

burnerassembly(Figure12,. Page22) r_:

4.Set the thermostat to lowest setting by turning the watertemperaturedial clockwise,(,f-'_)to its lowesttempera- ture setting (with arrow on dial) as shown. DO NOT FORCE. (Figure 9, Page22)

5.Turngas controlknobclockwiseV ) to "OFF" posi- tion. Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to "OFF"

unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.

6.Wait five (5) minutesto clear out any gas. If you then smell gas, STOP!Follow"B" in the safetyinformation above on this label. If you don'tsmell gas, go to the nextstep.

7.Remove(or open) inner door located belowthe gas controlunit.

8.Find pilot-followmetaltubefrom gascontrol.Thepilot is locatedon the righthandsideof theburner.

PILOT BURNER __THERMOCOUPLE

9.If you don'tsmell gas, turn knob on gas control

counter-clockwiseJ_@ to "PILOT"position.(Figure9,

Page22)

10.Push in control knob all the way and hold down.

Immediatelylight the pilot with a match. Continue to hold control knob in for about one (1) minute after the pilot is lit. Release knob and it will pop back up. Pilot should remain lit. If it goes out, repeat steps 5 through 10.

•If knob does not pop up when released, stop and immediatelycall your service technicianor gas supplier.

•If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries, depres_ and turn the gas control knob clock-

wise _'_ to "OFF" andcall yourservicetech-

nicianor gassupplier.(Figure9, Page22) 11.Replaceinnerdoor.(Figure12,Page22)

12.At armslengthaway,turn gas controlknobcounter-

clockwise_ to the full "ON" position.WARNING Do not use gas control knob to regulate gas flow. (Figure11,Page22)

13.At arms lengthaway,set the thermostatto desired setting.The mark('V)HOT indicativeof approximate 120°Fispreferredstartingpoint.Somelocallawsmay require a lower starting point. If hotter water is desired,seainstructionmanualand "warning" below.

14.Replacetheouterdoor.(Figure12,Page22)

15. TurnON/OFFswitchon controlboxto "ON".

WARNING

Hotter water increasesthe risk of scald injury. Beforechanging temperaturesetting see instructionmanual.

TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE

1.Turn ON/OFF switch on controlbox to "OFF".

2.Remove outer door covering gas thermostat and burner assembly.(Figure 12, Page 22)

3.Set the thermostat to lowest setting by turning the water temperature

dial clockwise (f-_) to its lowest temperaturesetting (with arrow on dial)

as shown.DO NOT FORCE. _

4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_" ":o"OFF" posi- tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF" unlessknobis depressedslightlyDO. NOT FORCE. (Figure9, Page22)

5.Replaceouterdoor.(Figure12,Page22)

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